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Goodbye Exercise Bike....
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 5:32 am
by Lord Jim
Hello Cabernet!
Red Wine: Exercise in a Bottle?
ScienceDaily (July 3, 2011) — As strange as it sounds, a new research study published in the FASEB Journal, suggests that the "healthy" ingredient in red wine, resveratrol, may prevent the negative effects that spaceflight and sedentary lifestyles have on people. The report describes experiments in rats that simulated the weightlessness of spaceflight, during which the group fed resveratrol did not develop insulin resistance or a loss of bone mineral density, as did those who were not fed resveratrol.
According to Gerald Weissmann, M.D., Editor-in-Chief of the FASEB Journal, "There are overwhelming data showing that the human body needs physical activity, but for some of us, getting that activity isn't easy. A low gravity environment makes it nearly impossible for astronauts. For the earthbound, barriers to physical activity are equally challenging, whether they be disease, injury, or a desk job. Resveratrol may not be a substitute for exercise, but it could slow deterioration until someone can get moving again."
Scientists studied rats that underwent simulated weightlessness by hindlimb tail suspension and were given a daily oral load of resveratrol. The control group showed a decrease in soleus muscle mass and strength, the development of insulin resistance, and a loss of bone mineral density and resistance to breakage. The group receiving resveratrol showed none of these complications. Study results further demonstrated some of the underlying mechanisms by which resveratrol acts to prevent the wasting adaptations to disuse-induced mechanical unloading. This study also suggests that resveratrol may be able to prevent the deleterious consequences of sedentary behaviors in humans.
"If resveratrol supplements are not your cup of tea," Weissmann added, "then there's good news. You can find it naturally in red wine, making it the toast of the Milky Way."
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 131840.htm
Re: Goodbye Exercise Bike....
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 1:30 pm
by Long Run
Ocean front property in Arizona?
Re: Goodbye Exercise Bike....
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 1:31 pm
by Guinevere
Resveratrol may not be a substitute for exercise, but it could slow deterioration until someone can get moving again.
Isn't it amazing how the brain skips over what it wants to ignore . . .
Re: Goodbye Exercise Bike....
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 5:05 pm
by dgs49
Or one could just "get moving." A session or two a week of yoga, tai chi, an occasional walk.
It is astounding how many people are willing to spend hundreds of dollars on diet supplements, vitamins, and such, when most of their problems would vanish if they just got off their lazy asses occasionally.
...with appropriate exceptions for those who actually cannot do such.
Re: Goodbye Exercise Bike....
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 9:03 pm
by Gob
Yep, I'm glad you added that qualifier Dave.
The only exercise I am getting at the moment is those prescribed by my physio. Hen has banned me from walking anywhere.
Luckily we've a stock of red wine in.
Personally I'm gagging to get back to the gym, Hen is more sensible than me, and is looking more for long term gain.
Re: Goodbye Exercise Bike....
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:02 pm
by Guinevere
Agreed. Just get off the couch and take a damn walk (and I don't mean 5 minutes around the block, although that's a start). More people should . . .
Re: Goodbye Exercise Bike....
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:23 pm
by Sean
...the "healthy" ingredient in red wine, resveratrol...
One wonders exactly how much red wine was consumed by the time they got around to writing that down.
Re: Goodbye Exercise Bike....
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:33 pm
by rubato
I take 300mg of resveratrol/day. That and a multi is all the supplements I use.
The early data on resveratrol was so compelling that I decided to start it now rather than wait 10-15 years for better data when it would be less beneficial.
It might not be helpful, the animal studies used very high doses and it is uncertain whether that translates into a benefit at the level I'm taking. Even in uncertainty one must make a decision.
yrs,
rubato
Re: Goodbye Exercise Bike....
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 6:59 pm
by dgs49
RE: those who cannot exercise through no fault of their own.
I was pondering the suffering that Andrew is going through, and it is sobering.
I've had a few minor problems over the past few months that have affected my exercise routines and I tend to feel a little sorry for myself, but at 61 years old I truly have nothing to complain about.
A couple months ago, I got an email at work inviting all employees to participate in a tennis league ("singles ladder"), and had a few conversations with a young guy a few cubicles over about scheduling a match between us. I didn't see him for a while (we don't actually work on the same stuff), and when I saw him again, he told me he had been in the hospital with a heart virus and had almost died. Now, while he for most appearances doing OK, his prognosis is very iffy. The cardiologist told him to avoid stressing his heart "from now on." As in, forget about that active lifestyle you used to enjoy. I don't think he is quite 30 years old.
Sheeeeeit.
But still, a pox on those who refuse to do anything to help themselves, then complain when their health deteriorates with age.